Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists are trained to be ...

Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...

Climate change anxiety (CCA) is an emerging concept within the broader field of environmental psychology, closely related to ...

A warming climate is causing new stream systems to develop through previously frozen areas of the Canadian High Arctic. Scientists are looking at how freeze-thaw dynamics and the delivery of surface ...

Rising sea levels are contributing to a phenomenon called "ghost forests," which are groups of dead and dying standing trees ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies? The Earth system is a vast ...

Information on the internet might seem like it’s there forever, but it’s only as permanent as people choose to make it. That’s apparent as the second Trump administration “floods the zone” with ...

For many years, climate change has appeared in headlines, policy debates, and scientific reports. The phrase itself can sound overwhelming. It can feel like something distant, complicated, or ...

As extreme weather intensifies and disinformation spreads, the government’s silence on climate change is undermining public ...